Radeon 550 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with Radeon 550, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060 Mobile
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
32.58
+497%

RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms 550 by a whopping 497% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking168609
Place by popularity68not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.37
Power efficiency27.917.48
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGA106Lexa
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3840512
Core clock speed900 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1425 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate171.037.86
Floating-point processing power10.94 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs12032
Tensor Cores120no data
Ray Tracing Cores30no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s56 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.6-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3060 Mobile 32.58
+497%
Radeon 550 5.46

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+497%
Radeon 550 2103

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD98
+513%
16−18
−513%
1440p66
+560%
10−12
−560%
4K40
+567%
6−7
−567%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.94
1440pno data7.90
4Kno data13.17

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 103
+544%
16−18
−544%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+600%
10−11
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+533%
12−14
−533%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+563%
16−18
−563%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+560%
10−11
−560%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+514%
14−16
−514%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+508%
12−14
−508%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+583%
12−14
−583%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+541%
27−30
−541%
Hitman 3 106
+563%
16−18
−563%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+576%
21−24
−576%
Metro Exodus 164
+507%
27−30
−507%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+567%
12−14
−567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+539%
18−20
−539%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+556%
18−20
−556%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+600%
10−11
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+540%
10−11
−540%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+563%
16−18
−563%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+560%
10−11
−560%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+590%
10−11
−590%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+508%
12−14
−508%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+583%
12−14
−583%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+541%
27−30
−541%
Hitman 3 108
+500%
18−20
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 189
+530%
30−33
−530%
Metro Exodus 129
+514%
21−24
−514%
Red Dead Redemption 2 102
+538%
16−18
−538%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 158
+558%
24−27
−558%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+580%
10−11
−580%
Watch Dogs: Legion 158
+558%
24−27
−558%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+600%
10−11
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+522%
9−10
−522%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+560%
10−11
−560%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+520%
10−11
−520%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+508%
12−14
−508%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+541%
27−30
−541%
Hitman 3 96
+500%
16−18
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+567%
18−20
−567%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
+567%
21−24
−567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+550%
12−14
−550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
+557%
7−8
−557%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+500%
16−18
−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+525%
8−9
−525%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+600%
5−6
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+500%
8−9
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+550%
6−7
−550%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+533%
6−7
−533%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+523%
30−33
−523%
Hitman 3 64
+540%
10−11
−540%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85
+507%
14−16
−507%
Metro Exodus 85
+507%
14−16
−507%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
+531%
16−18
−531%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+529%
7−8
−529%
Watch Dogs: Legion 116
+544%
18−20
−544%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80
+567%
12−14
−567%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Hitman 3 41
+583%
6−7
−583%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+567%
24−27
−567%
Metro Exodus 60
+500%
10−11
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+511%
9−10
−511%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+600%
3−4
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+567%
3−4
−567%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+650%
2−3
−650%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+543%
7−8
−543%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60
+500%
10−11
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
+533%
3−4
−533%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+529%
7−8
−529%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and Radeon 550 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 513% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 560% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 567% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.58 5.46
Recency 12 January 2021 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has a 496.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Radeon 550, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon 550 is a desktop one.


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